How much did Don Johnson get paid for Miami Vice?
The big break came in the 1980s as Sonny Crockett in Miami Vice, an acting role that became legendary but also a pop culture landmark. Johnson was being paid as much as $30,000 per episode—even a huge sum for the 80s. Miami Vice Thomas was reportedly paid $25,000 (equivalent to $76,000 today) per episode for Seasons 1–2. In 1986, he was given an increase to $50,000 ($151,000) per episode for Seasons 3–5. Johnson was paid $30,000 ($91,000) per episode for Seasons 1–2 and $90,000 ($272,000) per episode for Seasons 3–5.